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Portrait of Dr. Cynthia I. Gonzales

Dr. Cynthia I. Gonzales

  • Regents' Teacher at School of Music, College of Fine Arts & Communication

Scholarly and Creative Works

2024

  • Still. RBC Music :: UILCH2420(SATB) and UILCH2415 (SAB). 2024.
    Performances:
    • UIL Choir Contest. 2024 - Present Texas.

2021

  • Gonzales, C. I. (n.d.). “Collage”: Exploring a Programming Style. Choral Journal.
  • Gonzales, C. I. (2021). Tools and Strategies for Aural Skills Success. Retrieved from https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-27-cynthia-gonzales-tools-and-strategies-for/id1530735460?i=1000537434528

2019

  • Gonzales, C. I. (2019, October). The Listen-Sing Method, Volume 1. Boulder, CO, USA: SmartMusic.com.
  • Gonzales, C. I. (n.d.). Iconography, Nomenclature, and Sound: Building a Musical Database. Engaging Students: Essays in Music Pedagogy, Volume 7, 7(1).
  • February Twilight. RBC Music. 2019.
    Performances:
    • UIL Choir Contest. 2020 - Present Texas.

2018

  • Night song of Amalfi. JWPepper #10850238 (SSA). 2018.
    Performances:
    • UIL Choir Sight-Reading Contest.

2017

  • I Remember. RBC Music / JW Pepper #10766648. 2017.
  • Love is a Sickness (SSA). JWPepper #10766640. 2017.

2012

  • Gonzales, C., Brinckmeyer, L., & Beckman, A. A. (2012). A Pilot Study: The Effect of Singing and Non-Singing Instructional Strategies on Harmonic Listening Skills. Reports of Research in Music Education.
  • Gonzales, C., Brinckmeyer, L., & Beckman, A. A. (2012). A Pilot Study: The Effect of Singing and Non-Singing Instructional Strategies on Harmonic Listening Skills. Reports of Research in Music Education. Retrieved from http://www.tmea.org/resources/teaching-resources/research

2010

  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at Carillon. December 2009 - December 2010.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Conspirare in Philadelpha (Eastern ACDA). February 2009 - February 2010.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Conspirare’s New Year Classic. January 2009 - January 2010.

2009

  • A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert. DVD and CD of PBS-produced special. 2009.
  • Christmas at the Carillon: Here Comes the Light. Conspirare. 2009.
  • Brinckmeyer, L., Gonzales, C., & Stein, R. (2009). Music Majors’ Levels of Familiarity with Fifteen Music Styles. In Kaleidoscope of Cultures: A Celebration of Multicultural Research and Practice. Proceedings of the MENC/University of Tennessee. New York, NY: MENC: The National Association for Music Education & Rowan and Littlefield.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at Carillon. December 2008 - December 2009.
  • Conspirare in Concert: a KLRU Production for PBS. October 2008 - October 2009.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Home. October 2008 - October 2009.
  • Performances at the Eighth World Symposium on Choral Music. July 2008 - July 2009.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Messiah. March 2008 - March 2009.
  • Soprano Section Leader, American Songs & Spirituals. March 2008 - March 2009.
  • Rachmaninoff Vespers. March 2008 - March 2009.

2008

  • Threshold of Night: Music of Tarik O’Regan. 2008.
  • Christmas at the Carillon: Lay Me Low. Conspirare. 2008.
  • Gonzales, C. (2008). Experiencing Choral Music Teacher Resource Binder. New York, NY: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at the Carillon 2007. December 2007 - December 2008.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Threshold of Night: Music of Tarik O’Regan. September 2007 - September 2008.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Love is a Circle. March 2007 - March 2008.
  • Soprano Section Leader, I Dream a World. January 2007 - January 2008.

2007

  • Christmas at the Carillon: Love Again. Conspirare. 2007.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at the Carillon 2006. December 2006 - December 2007.
  • Soprano Section Leader, International Masterpiece. October 2006 - October 2007.
  • “Hope” “Adrift” “Treasures”. 8th Hope Arts Festival Visual Art Juried Show. July 2007 (Regional)
  • Soprano Section Leader, Blue Guitar. March 2006 - March 2007.
  • Soprano Section Leader, NEA-sponsored Crossing the Divide: Exploring Influence and Finding Our Voice. January 2006 - January 2007.

2006

  • Requiem: We Are So Lightly Here. 2006.
  • Christmas at the Carillon: Love Calls You. Conspirare. 2006.
  • Movements in Peace: The Peace Event. Westmark. 2006.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at the Carillon 2005, Inspire. December 2005 - December 2006.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Perpetual Light, Inspire. October 2005 - October 2006.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Movements in Peace (Choir-in-Residence for North Central ACDA). March 2005 - March 2006.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Wondrous Journey, Inspire. February 2005 - February 2006.

2005

  • Christmas at the Carillon: I Still Love You. Conspirare. 2005.
  • Gonzales, C. (2005). Experiencing Choral Music. Woodland Hills, CA: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.
  • Gonzales, C. (2005). Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo: A Comparison of Four Approaches to Text-Music Relationships. In N. Schüler (Ed.), On Methods of Music Theory and (Ethno-) Musicology: From Interdisciplinary Research to Teaching. Frankfurt, New York: Peter Lang.
  • Gonzales, C. (2005). A Christmas Eve Music Theory Emergency: A Call for Authentic Learning. South Central Music Bulletin, 4, 20–22.
  • Solo, Solo role of ‘Mary’ in David Brubeck’s La Fiesta de la Posada. December 2005.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at the Carillon 2004, Union (form a more perfect…). December 2004 - December 2005.
  • Hope: A Special Hurricane Relief Concert, Union (form a more perfect…). October 2004 - October 2005.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Come Together, Union (form a more perfect…). October 2004 - October 2005.
  • Summer Tour and California Residency, Union (form a more perfect…). August 2004 - August 2005.
  • Gonzales, C. (2005). Re: Decline in Listeners Worries Orchestra. New York Times.
  • Sparkle, Union (form a more perfect…). May 2004 - May 2005.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Conversations from Opposite Sides of the Room (Mirror Images), Union (form a more perfect…). February 2004 - February 2005.

2004

  • through the green fuse. 2004.
  • Christmas at the Carillon: Always. Conspirare. 2004.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at the Carillon 2003, Listen Deep. December 2003 - December 2004.
  • Soprano Section Leader, J.S.Bach’s Mass in B minor, Listen Deep. September 2003 - September 2004.
  • Soprano Section Leader, The Marriage of Great Things, Listen Deep. April 2003 - April 2004.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Cool Blue, Listen Deep. February 2003 - February 2004.

2003

  • Christmas at the Carillon: Nearer. Conspirare. 2003.
  • J.S. Bach B Minor Mass. Conspirare. 2003.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Christmas at the Carillon 2002, Listen & Let Go. December 2002 - December 2003.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Life Stories, Listen & Let Go. October 2002 - October 2003.
  • Summer Tour and California Residency, Listen & Let Go. August 2002 - August 2003.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Invited Performance for the American Choral Directors Association, Listen & Let Go. February 2002 - February 2003.
    Performances:
    • Carnegie Hall.
    • Lincoln Center.
    • Riverside Church.
  • Soprano Section Leader, Portrait of Conspirare, Listen & Let Go. January 2002 - January 2003.

2002

  • Christmas at the Carillon: Where Does the Morning Lie?. Conspirare. 2002.
  • Gonzales, C. (2002). Essential Elements for Choir. Woodland Hills, CA: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.

2001

  • Christmas at the Carillon: Back to the Garden. Conspirare. 2001.

2000

  • Christmas at the Carillon: Home. Conspirare. 2000.

1999

  • Christmas at the Carillon. Conspirare. 1999.
  • Gonzales, C. (1999). The Music Theory Job Market from 1985-86 through 1997-98. College Music Symposium, 39, 107–123.

1998

  • Gonzales, C. (1998). Web-based Instruction in Error Detection. Proceedings of the Fifth International Technological Directions in Music Education.